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Redlands staff outlines tools to spur affordable housing; community pushes for faster action
Summary
City staff presented a package of incentives and regulatory changes to help produce affordable housing — preapproved ADU designs, density bonuses, parking reductions, and use of excess institutional land — and residents urged the council to accelerate and prioritize funding, community engagement and fee allocations.
City staff gave a detailed briefing on Redlands' affordable housing priorities, tools and projects, and residents urged the council to move quickly to turn plans into built units.
Director Desatnick (speaker 17) framed affordable housing by income categories (very low, low, moderate) and said the median home price in Redlands last year was about $619,000. He described a large affordability gap for a three-bedroom moderate-income sale — roughly a $350,000 to $400,000 difference between market price and the…
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